What is a brokerage account, and how can it benefit me?

In many cases, the first step to building an investment portfolio is going to be to open up a brokerage account. The purpose of a brokerage account is to allow you to make purchases of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds and other [...]

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• Where to Begin with Investing If you are just starting out on your own as an adult, or if you are approaching the age of retirement, you are probably thinking about where you stand financially and what your financial future will be like. It is time to stop thinking and start actually planning and taking......
• Lessons in Personal Finance The past few years have been especially tumultuous for many people as far as personal finance is concerned. There are a number of lessons that can be gleaned from this, and if you can take these lessons away from the past few years of losses, you may be able to......
• How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you are getting serious about investing or managing your personal finances, it may be time to think about hiring a financial advisor. Before you take that step however, there are a few things to think about. It is vital to make sure that you are working with someone that......
• Top 3 Things to Learn About Personal Finance Regardless of your age, position in life, or your financial goals, there are a few things that we all need to learn about personal finance. Once you have the basics down, everything else can just flow naturally. These tips are the strong foundation upon which you can build your financial......
• How to Protect Your Pension in the Credit Crunch As news of bank failures continues, and government officials are debating a $700 billion bailout plan, many consumers are starting to worry about the state of their pension plan. If you have it invested in the wrong stocks, you could end up losing it all, or at the very least,......

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If you are just starting out on your own as an adult, or if you are approaching the age of retirement, you are probably thinking about where you stand financially and what your financial future will be like. It is time to stop thinking and start actually planning and taking action.
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• Review: The Teen's Guide to Personal Finance: Basic concepts in personal finance that every teen should know. Time is a resource that many teenagers don't realize is their greatest resource for finacial independence. "The Teen's Guide to Personal Finance" is a tome that will provide teenagers with important financial lessons, in a manner which will pull their interest and convey itself effectively in its intended task. The......
• Choosing the Right Types of Investments If you have a regular, traditional type of pension plan, then your employer is responsible for making all of your investment decisions in your place. With most other types of retirement plans that are out there, however, you are the one that is in the driver's seat. Some people believe......
• How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you are getting serious about investing or managing your personal finances, it may be time to think about hiring a financial advisor. Before you take that step however, there are a few things to think about. It is vital to make sure that you are working with someone that......
• Lessons in Personal Finance The past few years have been especially tumultuous for many people as far as personal finance is concerned. There are a number of lessons that can be gleaned from this, and if you can take these lessons away from the past few years of losses, you may be able to......
• The Quiet Millionaire by Brett Wilder There are so many personal finance books out there and most seem to fall into one of two categories – Get rich insanely quick or get frugal to turn your life around. For those of us that want a more solid and easy to accomplish means of developing a personal......

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